{"id":262685,"date":"2007-10-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/pradeepan-hariharan-vs-the-sub-inspector-of-police-on-15-october-2007"},"modified":"2015-07-02T04:51:35","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T23:21:35","slug":"pradeepan-hariharan-vs-the-sub-inspector-of-police-on-15-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/pradeepan-hariharan-vs-the-sub-inspector-of-police-on-15-october-2007","title":{"rendered":"Pradeepan Hariharan vs The Sub Inspector Of Police on 15 October, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Pradeepan Hariharan vs The Sub Inspector Of Police on 15 October, 2007<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(Crl) No. 239 of 2007(S)\n\n\n1. PRADEEPAN HARIHARAN, AGED 29 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. VANPARAMBIL SAHADEVAN,\n\n3. SMT.JALAJAM,\n\n4. SAJESH, VANPARAMBIL HOUSE,\n\n5. HARSHITHA, VANPARAMBIL HOUSE,\n\n6. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SMT.D.HEERA\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.C.PRABIN BENNY\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.R.RAMAN\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.K.MOHANAN\n\n Dated :15\/10\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                    P.R. RAMAN &amp; V. K. MOHANAN, JJ.\n                   = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n                         W.P.(CRL) NO. 239 OF 2007\n                       = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n          DATED THIS, THE15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2007.\n\n                               J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">Raman, J.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">\n<p id=\"p_2\">       This writ petition is filed by one Pradeep Hariharan alleging that he<\/p>\n<p>married the 5th respondent Harshitha on 24.9.2007 and now she is under the<\/p>\n<p>illegal custody of her parents. Pursuant to the notice issued, the parties<\/p>\n<p>appeared.     Prima facie, the custody of the parents cannot be said to be<\/p>\n<p>illegal unless it is shown otherwise by adducing proof thereof.     Based on<\/p>\n<p>the interaction with the alleged detenue Ms. Harshitha, we are satisfied that<\/p>\n<p>she is not under the illegal custody of Respondents 2 to 4 as alleged in the<\/p>\n<p>writ petition. She has stated that she wants to pursue her studies. We have<\/p>\n<p>also gave her an opportunity to talk with the petitioner and thereafter also<\/p>\n<p>we have interacted with her. She positively stated that she wants to go with<\/p>\n<p>her parents. In such circumstances, she, being a major, is set free.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">       The writ petition is closed.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">                                                              P.R. RAMAN,<br \/>\n                                                                    (JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>                                                        V. K. MOHANAN,<br \/>\n                                                                    (JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>knc\/-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Pradeepan Hariharan vs The Sub Inspector Of Police on 15 October, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(Crl) No. 239 of 2007(S) 1. PRADEEPAN HARIHARAN, AGED 29 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, &#8230; Respondent 2. VANPARAMBIL SAHADEVAN, 3. SMT.JALAJAM, 4. SAJESH, VANPARAMBIL HOUSE, 5. 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